Macfary Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Macfary Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Macfary Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Macfary Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Macfary is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Macfary click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Macfary? popularity and diffusion
The last name Macfary is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Macfary live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Free State, where 33 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 33 percent reside and Western Cape, where 33 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Macfary is found in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 25 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Macfary
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